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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
reflective
slow-paced
My first Hemingway (which, based on other reviews was a mistake to start with). A gossipy account of Hemingway's time living in Paris. Very inconsistent for me. Some parts were fun and/or beautifully written, especially towards the end with the F. Scott Fitzgerald bits. Other parts were just ok.
slow-paced
The last page and the chapters on F Scott. Fitzgerald are worth 5 stars on their own. Incredible Book. I wish I had first edition which included Hemingway's apology letter to his first wife, Hadley.
informative
reflective
slow-paced
An interesting look into the lives of other Lost Generation writers.
Good perspective, I've read from Zelda's and Hadley's perspective but Hem's is my favorite!
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
I'm not entirely sure what I'm supposed to take away from this book, and I definitely don't know what my book club is possibly going to discuss about it. This is basically Hemingway's diary from the time he spent in Paris, written to be slightly more interesting to read than a diary but without much more meat. It's labeled as fiction, I suppose to protect the publisher (since Hemingway was already dead when it was published) from libel because of the various other writers Hemingway talks about in the book. It wasn't a bad book. It was a perfectly pleasant way to spend a few hours, reading about the cafes in Paris and how hungry Hemingway was when he was poor and what his writing routine was like and what a weird alcoholic F. Scott Fitzgerald was. But I wouldn't necessarily recommend it to anyone unless you have a deep love of Hemingway already (I don't) or a deep fascination with writers of the early 20th century and/or Paris at the same time.
reflective
sad
medium-paced
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced